This is great. This is perhaps the best template for a successful discussion that I’ve seen.
The key component here, IMO, is that Bob is nice and epistemically humble. When accused of saying crazy things, he doesn’t get defensive.
These things are hard to do in real conversations, because even rationalists have emotions.
Alice is awfully agreeable here, but I think that’s plausible since she’s friends with Bob, and Bob is being nice, humble, and agreeable.
This is great. This is perhaps the best template for a successful discussion that I’ve seen.
The key component here, IMO, is that Bob is nice and epistemically humble. When accused of saying crazy things, he doesn’t get defensive.
These things are hard to do in real conversations, because even rationalists have emotions.
Alice is awfully agreeable here, but I think that’s plausible since she’s friends with Bob, and Bob is being nice, humble, and agreeable.